Tree of Life Version
Isaiah 35:7
7The parched land will become a pool, the thirsty ground springs of water. In the haunt of jackals, where they rest, grass will become reeds and rushes.
Isaiah 35:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
- New International Version (NIV)The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.
- English Standard Version (ESV)the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the haunt of jackals, where they lie down, the grass shall become reeds and rushes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The parched ground shall become a pool, And the thirsty land springs of water; In the habitation of jackals, where each lay, There shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
Context of Isaiah 35:7
5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. 6Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing. For water will burst forth in the desert and streams in the wilderness. The parched land will become a pool, the thirsty ground springs of water. In the haunt of jackals, where they rest, grass will become reeds and rushes. 8A highway will be there—a roadway. It will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it. It is for the one who walks the way. Fools will not go astray. 9No lion will be there. No ravenous beast will go up on it. They will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk there.
Read all of Isaiah 35Isaiah 35:7 word by word
וְהָיָ֤ה הַשָּׁרָב֙ לַאֲגַ֔ם וְצִמָּא֖וֹן לְמַבּ֣וּעֵי מָ֑יִם בִּנְוֵ֤ה תַנִּים֙ רִבְצָ֔הּ חָצִ֖יר לְקָנֶ֥ה וָגֹֽמֶא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the parched groundשָׁרָבshârâb · scorchingH8273
- shall become a poolאֲגַם'ăgam · poolH98
- and the thirsty landצִמָּאוֹןtsimmâ'ôn · thirsty groundH6774
- springsמַבּוּעַmabbûa‛ · springH4002
- of waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
- in the habitationנָוֶהnâveh nâvâh · pastureH5116
- of dragonsתַּןtannîyn tannîym · jackalH8577
- where each layרֵ֫בֶץrêbets · resting placeH7258
- grassחָצִירchâtsîyr · grassH2682
- with reedsקָנֶהqâneh · branch: stemH7070
- and rushesגֹּ֫מֶאgôme' · reedH1573
Cross-references for Isaiah 35:7
- Isaiah 29:17Will it not be just a very little while before Lebanon turns into a garden, and a garden will seem like a forest?
- Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground. I will pour My Spirit on your offspring, and My blessing on your descendants.
- Matthew 21:43Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to people producing its fruits.
- Luke 13:29And they will come from the east and west and from the north and south, and they will recline at table in the kingdom of God.
- John 4:14But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty. The water that I give him will become a fountain of water within him, springing up to eternal life!”
- John 7:38Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture says, ‘out of his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’”
- 1 Corinthians 6:9Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, those who practice homosexuality,
- Isaiah 34:13Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses. It will be a haunt of jackals, an abode for ostriches.
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes—so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to God, that they may receive release from sins as well as a place among those who are made holy through trusting in Me.’
- 1 John 5:19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
- Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was thrown down—the ancient serpent, called the devil and satan, who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
- Revelation 18:2He cried out with a mighty voice, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a den for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit and for every unclean bird and for every unclean and detestable beast.
- Revelation 20:2He seized the dragon—the ancient serpent, who is the devil and satan—and bound him for a thousand years.
- Isaiah 19:6Then the channels will stink. The streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up. Reeds and rushes will rot.
Commentaries on Isaiah 35:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The parched ground "The glowing sand" - שרב sharab ; this word is Arabic, as well as Hebrew, expressing in both languages the same thing, the glowing sandy plain, which in the hot countries at a distance has the appearance of water. It occurs in the Koran, chap. 24: "But as to the unbelievers, their works are like a vapor in a plain, which the thirsty traveler thinketh to be water, until, when he cometh thereto, he findeth it to be nothing. "Mr. Sale's…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 When Christ shall come to set up his kingdom in the world, then wonders, great wonders, shall be wrought on men's souls. By the word and Spirit of Christ, the spiritually blind were enlightened; and those deaf to the calls of God were made to hear them readily. Those unable to do any thing good, by Divine grace were made active therein. Those that knew not how to speak of God or to God, had their lips opened to show forth his praise. When the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10God will come to defend and change his people. They will no longer be deaf, blind, or lame (see Isaiah 6:10). Instead, they will be pure, holy, and saved.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. parched ground--rather, "the mirage (Hebrew, Sharab, 'the sun's heat') shall become a (real) lake." The sun's rays refracted on the glowing sands at midday give the appearance of a lake of water and often deceive the thirsty traveller (compare Jr 2:13; Is 41:18). dragons--rather, "jackals." each--namely, jackal. grass--rather, "a dwelling or receptacle (answering to the previous habitation) for reeds," &c. (which only grow where there is water, Job…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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